Kim Mu-saeng
Born(1943-03-16)March 16, 1943
DiedApril 16, 2005(2005-04-16) (aged 62)
Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea
NationalitySouth Korean
Other namesKim Moo-saeng
Alma materDongguk University
OccupationActor
Years active1963–2004
SpouseKim Ui-sook
Children2, including Joo-hyuk
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationKim Mu-saeng
McCune–ReischauerKim Mu-saeng

Kim Mu-saeng (16 March 1943 – 16 April 2005) was a South Korean actor.

Early life and education

Kim was born in the town of Daesan in March 1943. He studied at Dongguk University in Seoul, beginning his career as a voice actor for Tongyang Broadcasting Company (now KBS) in 1963.

Career

Kim made his on-screen acting debut in 1969, and went on to make over 100 appearances in film and television, his final role being in the television drama series Save the Last Dance for Me, which ended on 2 January 2005. In 2004, Kim appeared in a television commercial with his youngest son Kim Joo-hyuk, who was also an actor.[1]

Personal life

In July 2004, Kim travelled to a Mount Kumgang resort in North Korea for the tenth round of inter-Korean family reunions, where he met his maternal uncle Jang Gyeong-su.[2]

Death

Kim died at the Samsung Medical Center in Irwon-dong from pneumonia on 16 April 2005, having suffered from a lung disease for the previous two years and spending a month in a coma. He is survived by his wife and his eldest son; the younger[1] died in a traffic accident in October 2017.

Legacy

In December 2005, Kim received a posthumous "Special Contribution Award" at the SBS Performance Awards ceremony.[3]

Partial filmography

YearTitleRole
1969Temporary Government in Shanghai
1973Special Force
1976Great Cause
1977Only You
1979The Trappings of Youth
19811st Republic (TV)Chough Pyung-ok
1985A Deep, Deep Place
For Women, It's All or Nothing
The Imjin War (TV)Yi Sun-sin
1986Son of God
You Cannot Outdo Others
Susana's Experience
1988Fishing for Love
1989The Second Republic (TV)
1993The Third Republic (TV)
1995Jang Hee-bin (TV)
1996Tears of the Dragon (TV)Lee Sung-gye
1997Wedding Dress (TV)Grandfather
1998Heart of Lies (TV)Lee Pil-ho
Barefoot of Youth (TV)Jang Myung-suk
1999Trap of Youth (TV)Chairman Noh Hoe-jang
2000SWAT Police (TV)Kim Hoe-jang
Il Mare
2001Mina (TV)
Life is Beautiful (TV)Chairman Yu
2002The Dawn of the Empire (TV)Wang-kyu
Man of the Sun, Lee Je-ma (TV)Choong Won-kong
2003Cats on the Roof (TV)Lee Pil-deuk
2004Who's Got the Tape?Tae-shik's father
Into the Storm (TV)
Sweet SixtiesJo Jin-bong
Save the Last Dance for Me (TV)Chairman Kang

References

  1. 1 2 "TV Actor Kim Moo-saeng Dies at 62". HanCinema, 17 April 2005; originally published by The Korea Times. Retrieved on 23 February 2008.
  2. Lee Young-jong & Choi Jie-ho. "Tension yields to family ties at reunions of divided kin". JoongAng Daily, 11 July 2004. Retrieved on 23 February 2008.
  3. "전도연, 2005 SBS 연기대상 '대상' 수상". Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 2006-01-01. Archived from the original on 2006-01-03. Retrieved 2008-02-23. SBS가 올해 공로상으로 故 김무생씨를 추모했고 아들 김주혁은 상을 대리 수상하며 눈물을 흘렸다.
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